Crossword Puzzle Number 5798 (Large Grid)

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1. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
4. Bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice.
9. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
13. A benevolent aspect of Devi.
16. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
17. Any plant of the genus Inula.
18. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
19. A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface.
20. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
22. A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria.
24. A Hindu prince or king in India.
26. An accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape.
30. The closing section of a musical composition.
31. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
33. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
34. A city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders.
36. A cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear.
38. The trait of lacking restraint or control.
40. An associate degree in nursing.
41. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
48. Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds.
53. A transmission line for high-frequency signals.
55. A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
58. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
59. South American caracara.
61. An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
62. A person of Polish descent.
63. Relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun.
64. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
65. A primeval personification of air and breath.
70. A coenzyme derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid.
74. An associate degree in applied science.
75. The United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy.
78. A vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax.
81. Written on a typewriter.
85. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
87. A composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way.
89. The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections.
93. Any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers.
94. The seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located adv.
95. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859).
96. Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.
97. Advanced in years.

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1. A British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount.
2. (Scottish) Bluish-black or gray-blue.
3. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high).
4. Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) v 1.
5. An organization of independent states to promote international peace and security.
6. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire.
7. Either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes.
8. A city in Veneto.
9. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).
10. An informal term for a father.
11. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
12. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
13. United States architect (born in England) (1802-1878).
14. English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907).
15. The ninth month of the Hindu calendar.
21. Jordan's port.
23. Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954).
25. A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.
27. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
28. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
29. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy.
32. Extremely pleasing.
35. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River.
37. Agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous).
39. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
42. Large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts.
43. Any property detected by the olfactory system.
44. Smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction.
46. Having an illustrious reputation.
47. A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota.
49. Given or having a specified name.
50. One who works hard at boring tasks.
51. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
52. Covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments.
54. A city of central China.
56. The rattling noise produced when snoring.
57. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
60. An aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers.
66. Censure severely.
67. Of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of Haiti or its people.
68. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
69. An ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq.
70. United States architect (born in England) (1802-1878).
71. A metallic element having four allotropic forms.
72. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores.
73. A light touch or stroke.
76. A unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries.
77. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort.
79. A mouth or mouthlike opening.
80. Being two more than ninety.
82. Sudden sharp painful emotion.
83. At or constituting a border or edge.
84. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
86. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper.
88. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked).
90. Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave.
91. A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group.
92. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.

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